Why transmission?
Kim Knott explains what we can learn from studying the transmission of ideas, beliefs and values. Studying transmission focuses attention on how, where and…
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Transmitting Terrorism: A Family Affair?
Simon Copeland investigates the transmission of extremist ideology within family and peer networks. Nearly 20 years after his father was convicted of helping plan…
Just another face in the crowd – what makes spotting unfamiliar faces difficult?
What can influence our ability to spot faces? Nick Donnelly, Anne Hillstrom and Natalie Mestry discuss their research on facial recognition ability. The ability…
How beliefs may come and go: a brief overview of a ‘cult career’
What makes someone join a minority religious group? Why might they then decide to leave? Amanda van Eck Duymaer van Twist discusses her research…
From ideological material to targeting choice in leaderless jihadist
Sarah Marsden explores the relationship between ideological material and leaderless jihadist targeting. How do leaderless jihadists decide who to attack? Generally, individuals who carry…
Transmitting Legitimacy and Victimhood: Violent Dissident Irish Republicanism
John F. Morrison discusses the transmission of violent dissident Irish republican (VDR) ideas, beliefs and values, and importantly, how they transmit an air of…
Disrupting transmission of extremist messages through education
Lynn Davies gives us an example of how schools can become sites for blocking the transmission of extremist ideas. Educational institutions ought to be…
Religious transmission among young adults in the digital age
Dr Jasjit Singh explains how young British Sikhs learn about their religious and cultural heritage, and the factors that influence their beliefs. One of…
‘Reverse waves’: how radical ideas spread and take hold
Aristotle Kallis looks at how waves of radical ideas spread through whole societies, drawing on the ‘virus’ of fascism in 1930s Europe. ‘Waves’ of…
A different perspective on CVE
Benjamin Lee interviews Ray Hill – a grassroots activist challenging extremism one conversation at a time. My research looks at grassroots efforts to counter…
Transmission in context
The transmission of ideas, beliefs and practices takes many forms, from time-honoured familial socialisation to innovative adaptions in radical social networks. Here, CREST Researchers,…
Learning to be a Muslim
Jonathan Scourfield explains that when attempting to identify violent extremism, it is important to understand the religious mainstream, to have something against which to…